What is Office ​365?

Calvert County Public Schools is providing access to Office 365, a web based service that provides a feature-rich set of tools for collaboration using Microsoft cloud-based products like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, SharePoint and cloud based email. Thru our licensing agreement with Microsoft, currently enrolled students and employees can also download and install Microsoft Office Pro Plus, providing you with the latest Office applications on your home computer and mobile devices.​​​

Who can access Office 365?

CCPS employees and currently enrolled students can access the cloud-based office suite, install copies of Microsoft Office to their home and mobile devices and utilize the online collaboration tools.

Employees who would like to take full advantage of Office 365's collaborative features should have Office 2013 installed on their workstation.

What about privacy?

The primary use of Office 365 is for educational purposes and school-related activities. When using Office 365 or any computer related hardware or software, staff and students must adhere to district and school expectations, specifically the Acceptable Use Policy and CCPS Policy 2718.

Students should have no expectation of privacy in an electronic environment. Student Office 365 accounts are considered property of Calvert County Public Schools and are subject to the same search and seizure laws that govern school lockers. These expectations will be reviewed with students during the Code of Student Conduct meetings as well as when they are introduced to Office 365. Parents may review Microsoft’s comprehensive security, compliance and privacy statement here.

How do I login to Office 365?

For students, you will need to enter their username in the format of their student ID proceeded with the letter ‘S’.
Sample: S123456@calvertnet.k12.md.us. Passwords assigned are a student's full date of birth. Students may opt to change their assigned password at any time via the Change Password service.

For employees, you will need enter their standard CCPS network username.
Sample: smithr@calvertnet.k12.md.us. Passwords are managed by the employee via the FIM service.

What are the benefits to Office 365?

Full Office Suite for local install - up to 5 separate installs of full versions of Microsoft Office on your home computer or mobile device including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Publisher and Access

Better Collaboration - including the ability to share files between students and staff and simultaneous online editing of Word documents by multiple users

Cloud Based access from anywhere and everywhere the Internet is available​